Women's rights

Amnesty calls for release of leaders in captivity

No news of green opposition couple in captivity

GVF — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard have been completely “cut off” from the outside world and have no access to newspapers, radio or stationery for writing, a website close to the reformist leader reported on Saturday.

Authorities stay silent about Kouhyar Goudarzi’s incommunicado detention and the suicides of Behnam Ganji and Nahal Sahabi

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for an immediate investigation into the recent suicides of two former detainees and close associates of Kouhyar Goudarzi, an activist who has been held incommunicado since his detention by intelligence forces on 31 July 2011 in Tehran’s Evin prison.

Young political activist receives 50 lashes for blogging

Somayeh Tohidlou, political activist and Tehran University Ph.D. student in Sociology, wrote in her blog yesterday that authorities at Evin Prison carried out her sentence of 50 lashes.

After meeting 3 daughters for first time in 200 days

'Future is Bright,' says Mousavi

After 7 months of house arrest, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard were finally allowed to visit the home of one of their daughters, spending some time with their three children.

'Regime knows who they're dealing with'

'I won't back down an iota,' Karroubi says

GVF — After almost seven months of illegal house arrest and isolation, Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi says he will continue with his uncompromising stance despite mounting state pressure.

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Green Protest campaign launches demanding release of opposition leaders

GVF — The Green Protest Campaign has called on Green Movement supporters to sign a petition demanding an end to the illegal detention of the Green Movement leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi who have been under house arrest along with their wives for more than six months.

Rights activist and mother arrested, reports say

GVF — A leading human rights activist and his mother have been arrested, according to the Jaras opposition website.

Former president Khatami meets with Mousavi family

Mousavi daughters say parents deprived of most basic rights

GVF — Iran’s former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, has met with the family of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, the leaders of Iran’s opposition Green Movement currently in captivity.

Iranian actress Pegah Ahangarani jailed: report

GVF — Iranian actress Pegah Ahangarani has been in prison since three days ago, according to media reports.

'This is pure unlawfulness,' says Amir-Arjomand

Senior Mousavi advisor 'concerned' over health of opposition couple

GVF — Ardeshir Amir-Arjomand, senior aide to Green Movement leader Mir Hosseib Mousavi, has expressed concerns over the well-being of the opposition leader and his wife Zahra Rahnavard.